entries Tagged as [fashion]
Picking fonts
‘Is there a way to know what fonts will work together? Building a palette is an intuitive process, but expanding a typographic duet to three, four, or even five voices can be daunting.’ –H&FJ
‘how do I pick the right font?’
. . . is the most common question I’m asked in my type courses. And my answers aren’t usually simple. I liken it to picking the right suit, tie and shoes.
What handbag will work best, nail polish, lipstick, gloss or none, which eye liner will simply look great . . .
One learns by doing. [Read more →]
Origami in the pursuit of perfection
The work of Mabona Origami for ASICS. Creative director: Lars Rühmann, Nordpol+ Hamburg.
Found via Gábor Kóthay
Gaultier’s muses
‘A French twist on American Pop Culture’
Second one this week. Jean Paul Gaultier’s new collection for Target.
Click on the image for videos and more/jump.
FashionFUCK Magazine
‘Boobs, tongues, and a poem by Sappho about some ancient hanky-panky’ –Refinery29
It’s been a wonderful week. Even joined an anti-censorship group on Facebook. But frankly, Fuck Week inevitability has to come to an end. For my last Fuck Week fucking post, I’m including a fucking link to a blurg about the wonderfully irreverent FashionFUCK Magazine.
Great fucking blog too.
And,
If I wasn’t profane enough this week, there are others who take things a lot farther. One example is Northern Ireland’s very own wonder, Crazy Colours. You can follow her on Twitter or Tumblr or read her blog. Great humor, no censor. REAL person.
And btw, that’s not her in the nude pictures in this post. This is her here:
As for me, gonna go wash my mouth for a bit.
‘Grandpa fuckin spaceshuttle’
In honor of Fuck Week, here’s some highlights from the Engrish blog.
Actual products from Asian countries where English, of course, is not the primary language. For teens, for babies, for grandpa.
Regular Engrish site here. Adult content site here.
handpicked posts
a piano falls in old manhattan
tetro and typography
it’s typography: film, song and dance
ghosts of gustov klimt
the great times new roman controversy
picking fonts
kapitaal
defining terms: design is not decoration
garcia's 'pure design'
'enhance that image!'
magic highway remixed
the cynic
rad anthem
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buy my fonts
go shopping
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Color: A Natural History of the Palette
Collage: Assembling Contemporary Art
Modern Dog: 20 Years of Poster Art
Gaberbocchus Press: An Experiment in Publishing, 1948-1979
Advertising Art in the Art Deco Style
Googie Redux: Ultramodern Roadside Architecture
Hot Sour Salty Sweet: A Culinary Journey Through Southeast Asia
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